Former DeVry University students sue for fraud in San Antonio federal court

Thirty-two former DeVry University students have sued the school for fraud in a lawsuit filed in San Antonio federal court last week.

Thirty-two former DeVry University students have sued the school for fraud in a lawsuit filed in San Antonio federal court last week.

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Thirty-two former DeVry University students have sued the school for fraud in a lawsuit filed in San Antonio federal court last week.

Thirty-two former DeVry University students have sued the school for fraud in a lawsuit filed in San Antonio federal court last week.

Photo: J Pat Carter /Associated Press

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Thirty-two former DeVry University students in Texas have filed a lawsuit against the school in San Antonio federal court alleging it committed fraud to get them to enroll.

The for-profit DeVry University and parent company Adtalem Global Education Inc. are accused of falsely advertising the employment and income rates of their graduates to induce prospective students to enroll and to remain students through graduation. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday.

Calls to Adtalem spokesman Ernie Gibble and Round Rock lawyer John Fabry, who represents the ex-students, were not immediately returned. Chicago-based Adtalem formerly was known as DeVry Education Group.

The allegations are similar to those made by the Federal Trade Commission against DeVry and Adtalem in a 2016 lawsuit. The FTC charged that DeVry violated federal law by claiming that 90 percent of graduates landed jobs in their field within six months of graduation.

DeVry also misled students by claiming graduates with bachelor’s degrees earned 15 percent higher incomes a year after graduation than graduates from other colleges, the FTC alleged.

To read about the FTC settlement and the plaintiffs in the recent lawsuit, see Tuesday’s Business section or click here to visit subscriber website ExpressNews.com.